Kerrs Creek vs Mullion Creek

Mullion Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Kerrs Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mullion Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kerrs Creek tends to suit older residents, while Mullion Creek suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Kerrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mullion Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mullion Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 261 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.6 km vs 296 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerrs Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Kerrs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.9% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kerrs Creek and Mullion Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Kerrs Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mullion Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 46
Kerrs Creek — Safety: 100/100 Mullion Creek — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 63 / 65
Kerrs Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100 Mullion Creek — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Mullion Creek has more residents (561 vs 58); Mullion Creek has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $73,632).

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Population 58 561
+867% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.9% +0.7%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $73,632/yr $93,600/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $300/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
0-4 — / 6.6%
Kerrs Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Mullion Creek — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 8.6% / 16.0%
Kerrs Creek — 5-14: 8.6% Mullion Creek — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 — / 7.7%
Kerrs Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Mullion Creek — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.2% / 5.9%
Kerrs Creek — 20-24: 5.2% Mullion Creek — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 5.2% / 7.7%
Kerrs Creek — 25-34: 5.2% Mullion Creek — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 8.6% / 14.3%
Kerrs Creek — 35-44: 8.6% Mullion Creek — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 8.6% / 13.2%
Kerrs Creek — 45-54: 8.6% Mullion Creek — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 17.2% / 14.6%
Kerrs Creek — 55-64: 17.2% Mullion Creek — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 20.7% / 11.8%
Kerrs Creek — 65-74: 20.7% Mullion Creek — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.9% / 4.8%
Kerrs Creek — 75-84: 6.9% Mullion Creek — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Kerrs Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mullion Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 25.0% couple families
Kerrs Creek — Couple Families: 25.0% Kerrs Creek — One Parent Families: 50.0% Kerrs Creek — Lone Person: 25.0%
Mullion Creek 66.1% couple families
Mullion Creek — Couple Families: 66.1% Mullion Creek — One Parent Families: 10.5% Mullion Creek — Lone Person: 23.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 23.1% renting
Kerrs Creek — Owned Outright: 53.8% Kerrs Creek — Mortgage: 23.1% Kerrs Creek — Renting: 23.1%
Mullion Creek 3.4% renting
Mullion Creek — Owned Outright: 39.4% Mullion Creek — Mortgage: 57.1% Mullion Creek — Renting: 3.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek 100.0% houses
Kerrs Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mullion Creek 100.0% houses
Mullion Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 22.3%
Kerrs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Mullion Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 8.2%
Kerrs Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Mullion Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 6.6%
Kerrs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Mullion Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 1.8%
Kerrs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Mullion Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Kerrs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mullion Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Property market

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Median house price — $942,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Residential 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
New dwellings approved 405
across Dubbo
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year -12% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
House price — Higher than 43% of NSW
Income — Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mullion Creek carries more crime risk (54 vs 0).

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
35/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kerrs Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mullion Creek

  • Mullion Creek Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 19 20

Mobility

Kerrs Creek sits further from the CBD (296 km vs 289.6 km).

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 296 km
+2% vs other
 289.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 241 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Car (driver) 89.3% / 83.3%
Kerrs Creek — Car (driver): 89.3% Mullion Creek — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home — / 13.0%
Kerrs Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Mullion Creek — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Walked Only 10.7% / —
Kerrs Creek — Walked Only: 10.7% Mullion Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Kerrs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mullion Creek — Car (passenger): 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Elevation 877 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 911 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
160 premises

Climate

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Annual rainfall 692 mm 894 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 2.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Average residential rate $1,233/yr $750/yr
Council Dubbo Cabonne

Federal electorate

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kerrs Creek Mullion Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kerrs Creek

Retirees River Rural

Mullion Creek

Family Rural

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